sink in
See also: sinkin'
English
Pronunciation
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Verb
sink in (third-person singular simple present sinks in, present participle sinking in, simple past sank in, past participle sunk in or sunken in)
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To become completely known, felt, or understood.
- He knows he's been naughty, but it will take a while for it to sink in.
- The gravity of what I had done hadn't sunken in yet.
Synonyms
Translations
to come to be understood
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References
- “sink in”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.